God’s Problem 1Full size 218 × 218 pixels Other God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question-Why We Suffer, by Bart D. Ehrman Previous image Next image One Comment I recently finished this book about the Biblical explanations for suffering: – Punishment from God (largely the position of the Hebrew prophets) – Free will (eg, Genesis’s forbidden fruit) – Redemption (eg, the Joseph story, the Exodus) – Evil forces, the devil etc – A test (as in Job) – Life is just that way, transient, ephemeral, sometimes painful, sometimes pleasurable, and then you die (Ecclesiastes) The author, rightfully I think, finds the first five very unsatisfying. Thoughts? Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *CommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and site URL in my browser for next time I post a comment. Type in the text displayed above
I recently finished this book about the Biblical explanations for suffering: – Punishment from God (largely the position of the Hebrew prophets) – Free will (eg, Genesis’s forbidden fruit) – Redemption (eg, the Joseph story, the Exodus) – Evil forces, the devil etc – A test (as in Job) – Life is just that way, transient, ephemeral, sometimes painful, sometimes pleasurable, and then you die (Ecclesiastes) The author, rightfully I think, finds the first five very unsatisfying. Thoughts?
I recently finished this book about the Biblical explanations for suffering:
– Punishment from God (largely the position of the Hebrew prophets)
– Free will (eg, Genesis’s forbidden fruit)
– Redemption (eg, the Joseph story, the Exodus)
– Evil forces, the devil etc
– A test (as in Job)
– Life is just that way, transient, ephemeral, sometimes painful, sometimes pleasurable, and then you die (Ecclesiastes)
The author, rightfully I think, finds the first five very unsatisfying.
Thoughts?